Surf Forecasts:
Broad Cove surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 8 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, SSW swell with 464 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Broad Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Broad Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Broad Cove in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broad Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Broad Cove over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a real mixed bag and we’re looking at a long, quiet spell before anything decent shows up.
We’ve got nothing worth paddling out for right at the start. The first few days are a write-off with tiny waves and messy conditions. Tuesday the 8th only offers a weak 2ft easterly windswell with combined energy sitting at just 64 – that’s barely a ripple. A cross-off wind tries to clean it up, but it’s lifeless.
Wednesday the 9th is even smaller, with swell dropping to 1ft, and Thursday the 10th sees the wind howling from the SSW at 28 mph whipping up a messy 7ft of short-period junk. That’s a complete no-go; it’s only going to be blown out and lumpy, more of a kite-surfing scene than a surfing one. The rest of that week and the next are pretty bleak – tiny surf, bad wind directions, or a combination of both. Friday the 12th has a sliver of chest-high 3ft swell but the wind is ripping at 19 mph from the WNW.
There’s a big gap of nothing worth mentioning until we finally see some life. The real standout, and the only time I’d get excited, is Sunday the 20th of September. The afternoon at Broad Cove is looking like our best window. We’ll see a clean 6ft SSW swell rolling in with a combined energy of 250 – that’s proper moderate juice. The wind will be a light W at 9 mph, blowing cross-offshore, keeping the surface glassy. That’s chest-to-head high, clean, and with that southerly direction, it’ll wrap into the point nicely. It’s a fairly consistent spot here, so expect a few other folks out as crowds are often around.
Monday the 21st starts off with a bigger 5ft SSW swell, but the cross-shore wind from the SW at 16 mph will chop it up and make it a messy paddle. Not worth it for the hassle.
So, there you go. A lot of quiet, ordinary days, but that Sunday the 20th has some promise. Don’t hold your breath for anything before that.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 60 | 61 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 320 | 325 | 464 | 112 | 63 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.51m | 6:56PM1.70m | 7:37AM1.62m | 7:49PM1.75m | 8:24AM1.71m | 8:38PM1.77m | 9:07AM1.77m | 9:24PM1.75m | 9:47AM1.80m | 10:07PM1.71m | 10:26AM1.79m | 10:49PM1.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.21m | 12:43PM0.36m | 1:22AM0.14m | 1:39PM0.27m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:29PM0.19m | 2:53AM0.07m | 3:16PM0.14m | 3:34AM0.09m | 4:00PM0.12m | 4:13AM0.15m | 4:42PM0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 7:44 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 61 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 240 | 112 | 63 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SE 10 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | SE 11 | SW 5 | S 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 3 | W 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 10 | 320 | 325 | 464 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 99 | 1268 | 1306 | 397 | 1746 | 523 | 940 | 422 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 105 | 99 | 422 | 977 | 523 | 501 |
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